A man was left with a severe gash and blood streaming down his face after he was attacked with 'a glass bottle containing a lit rag' just moments after putting up England flags in his home town.
The man, known as Louis, was struck by the flaming object in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, as he and a group of others were hanging St George's flags on lampposts and poles just after midnight on Saturday.
Footage from the shocking incident posted on social media by StevenagePatriots show the bottle ablaze on the ground and close to the rear tyres of a parked car.
The person taking the video can then be heard saying: 'Putting flags up, got petrol bombed.'
Seconds later, the video shows 'Louis' looking shocked and standing with blood running down his face and hands as he awaited emergency services.
